POEMS TO PONDER

Authors: Valerie Warwick and Richard Stevens

This book was written in response to a request from an educational book supplier for poems that address values and beliefs. Two questions are posed at the end of each poem, in order to stimulate discussion on the content and message within the written words.

The 24 poems are placed in 5 categories – Values and Attitude, Environmental, Choral Verse, Humorous and Joys of life. The first section would be of interest to teachers of religious instruction.

 

"A beautifully produced book. The authors promise “positive poems” and they deliver. The texts are grouped into Values and Attitudes (ten poems), Environmental (two poems), Choral Verse (four poems), Humorous (three poems) and Joys of Live (five poems). The authors intend the poems to be used as a part of a broader primary school curriculum and have included one or two questions at the end of each poem. These might be incorporated better or scaffoled to evoke more structured discussion.
 
"I like the environmental verse particularly and the choral pieces will find a home in the repertoire of many school groups. The three humorous poems will find a place in the catalogue of pieces for eisteddfod performances among upper primary and lower secondary students (10 -14 years). This  text is another welcome addition to those contesting the marketplace."
 

The Quarterly Voice

Published by the Speech and Drama Teachers’ Association, Queensland

Values and Attitude

Night Sky

Attitude

Bare Feet

My Turn

The Boy in the Wheel Chair

 

Let’s give Thanks

Trust in God

But for the grace of God go I

Friendship

Nature’s Lesson

Environmental (Monologues or Duologues)

The Wattle Tree

 

Choral Verse

I’ll be a Tortoise

Smiles

The Circle of Life

 

Humorous

The Hairy Spider

Parents and Manners

 

Joys of Life

Being Young

The Puppy Dog

Off to the Beach

The Beauty of the Sea

 

 

A Day on the Downs (Prose)

 

 

 

 

Tired Old Nana

 

 

 

Rain Drops

Mother's Day

 

 

RRP A$30.00 (Excl GST)

 

 

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